Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 159 Eliot, George 1819 1880 Evans, Mary Anne Cross, Marian Evans Evans, Marian Cross, Mary Ann Lewes, M. E. (Marian Evans) Lewes, Marian Evans Impressions of Theophrastus Such Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Afra Ullah and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Impressions of Theophrastus Such" by George Eliot is a collection of character sketches and philosophical reflections written during the late 19th century. The book serves as a social commentary through the voice of Theophrastus Such, a bachelor who contemplates the nature of self-knowledge and human relationships, while critiquing the inconsistencies and follies of others, ultimately reflecting on his own perceived deficiencies and societal positioning. The opening of the work introduces us to Theophrastus Such's self-reflective musings on identity and personal understanding, establishing a tone of introspection. Such examines his own life, expressing frustration over how others perceive him and the disconnect between self-image and reality. He compares his inward observations with the perceptions of those around him, recognizing the common human propensity for error and self-deception. This dialogue addresses broader themes of social behavior, individuality, and the complexities of human interaction, setting the stage for further exploration of characters who epitomize peculiar traits and societal roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors -- Fiction England -- Fiction Character sketches PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 397475 396624 2024-10-05T06:28:56.354589 2023-10-05T06:56:20.184073 text/html text/html 393109 2020-03-09T11:29:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 148061 2020-03-09T11:30:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228438 2024-10-05T06:29:04.498572 application/epub+zip 232813 2024-10-05T06:29:00.131645 application/epub+zip 216466 2024-10-05T06:28:58.612621 application/epub+zip 424048 2024-10-05T06:29:08.174522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397729 2024-10-05T06:29:03.669577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360343 2022-09-05T09:48:48.577862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367512 367430 2024-10-05T06:28:55.775600 2023-10-05T06:56:19.807050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 367368 2020-03-09T11:28:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 144678 2020-03-09T11:30:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20273 2024-10-05T06:29:08.582529 application/rdf+xml 14607 2024-10-05T06:28:59.336597 image/jpeg 3443 2024-10-05T06:28:58.946575 image/jpeg 223956 2024-10-05T06:28:56.390615 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia